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TransportationCommission | 2007-04-25 | 2 | None. 6. Old Business None. 7. New Business 7A. Options for Routing and Stop Locations on AC Transit Line 63 Between the Intersections of Otis Drive at Grand Street and Whitehall Road at Willow Street Outcome: TC to provide direction to staff regarding alternatives to be analyzed and appoint subcommittee to work with staff. Staff Bergman presented the staff report, and summarized the background and scope of this item. The Commission had recommended that bus stops be installed on Otis Drive at the intersection of Pond Isle; that decision was appealed. On March 6, 2007, the City Council reviewed that appeal and directed the Commission to exhaust all options for other stop locations, as well as the potential rerouting of the 63 onto Shoreline Drive, where it previously operated. The staff report also includes information presented by AC Transit, which was read to the Commission at the last meeting, discussing some other issues on Line 63 to provide a broader context for this discussion. Currently, Line 63 operates on a very tight schedule. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether the school routes could be considered part of the discussion, and asked whether it would be possible to serve the school, and cut that part out of the 63 route in order to save running time for a net savings or neutral effect. Staff Bergman noted that generally, staff would consider if other routes could be altered, too. He understood that most of the routes also operate on very tight schedules. Open public comment. Peter Muzio believed that a bus stop at Lum School was a bad idea, which he had previously expressed at the City Council meeting. He distributed a letter to the Commission that he had written in opposition to the stop. Acting Chair Ratto noted that could be done at the end of the public comment. He noted that a decision would not be made at this hearing. Kevin Dong noted that he was a homeowner at Otis and Willow, and noted that after attending the City Council meeting, he realized there must be a balance between ridership and run time. He noted that Shoreline had more population density. He questioned the data by AC Transit stating that there was more ridership on the new route, and inquired whether it was because of population growth or the new stop at Whitehall improving the ridership. He noted that the proposed Alameda Landing stop would add 10 minutes to the run time, and that it made this a nonissue. He suggested putting the bus stops where they were wanted or needed, rather than worrying about two or three minutes of run time. Susan Decker, Alameda Transit Advocates, noted that there were tradeoffs, and that it was already difficult for people to get to the hospital because of the reroute to Shoreline. She noted 2 | TransportationCommission/2007-04-25.pdf |